Massacra Re-Issues Three Albums Via Century Media In June

On June 2nd in Europe and June 3rd in North America, Century Media Records will release the first three albums by French death-thrashers Massacra on CD and LP, as well as digitally.

These editions were created in close cooperation with the band's guitarist Jean-Marc Tristani and promise to be the ultimate versions of these essential albums. Jean-Marc Tristani comments:

"Massacra is proud to present you the official re-issues of the first three albums, 'Final Holocaust' (1990), 'Enjoy The Violence' (1991) and 'Signs Of The Decline' (1992). Century Media worked hard to add extra value to these releases.

"The packaging is really nice and you can find lots of extra stuff in there: detailed interviews, tons of rare photos, etc! We also wanted to make as much as possible visible of Formosa's excellent artworks, so we scanned the original LPs and came up with designs that fit to the spirit of last year's 'Day Of The Massacra' demo compilation.

"On the CDs you will find some pretty interesting bonus material, like an unreleased live show from 1990 from my personal archive, some bootleg tracks, plus a rehearsal recording that was previously published with very bad sound and disguised as live tracks with no track-listing. That rehearsal also includes a song ('Cyclone') that has never been re-recorded afterwards. A lot of the material we used was provided by real diehard collectors out there, so a special thanks to them for supporting this project!

"As you can see we picked the French national colours for the vinyl. Consider it as an ironic statement, we know where we come from but Massacra definitely was not the band to make peace with anyone. Overall these are the definite editions of such albums that hopefully put an end to all the bootlegs and satisfy all the Massacra maniacs out there! Enjoy the violence!"

The albums have been re-mastered by Patrick W. Engel / Temple Of Disharmony. The LP format features a heavy 180gr vinyl and a 30x30cm 4-page booklet, whereas the CD and digital format feature additional bonus tracks. See below for all details.

The CDs will feature extensive 24-page booklets and the following track-listings:

Final Holocaust (re-issue+bonus):1. Apocalyptic Warriors2. Researchers Of Tortures3. Sentenced For Life4. War Of Attrition5. Nearer To Death6. Final Holocaust7. Eternal Hate8. The Day Of Massacra9. Trained To Kill10. Beyond The Prophecy11. Researchers Of Tortures (Live in France 1990)12. War Of Attrition (Live in France 1990)13. Sentenced For Life (Live in France 1990)14. Final Holocaust (Live in France 1990)15. Eternal Hate (Live in France 1990)16. The Day Of Massacra (Live in France 1990)Total playing time: 78+ min